Myanmar: Women Roster for Monitoring Assistant

Sep 27, 2016 | World Food Programme
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The purpose of the Stand-By Roster is empowering women workforce participation at World Food Program in Myanmar and, therefore, qualified women are invited for the inclusion in the Stand-By Roster for the post of Monitoring Assistant at different duty stations in WFP Myanmar. Monitoring Assistants are primarily responsible for performing monitoring activities within a specific coverage area and provide reports to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Verify the planned movements and distribution of food or non-food items, resolving routine issues and escalating where appropriate, to ensure that the quantity distributed and the quality of the operation is in line with WFP standards.
  • Collect and summarise assistance programme(s) data, collaborating with cooperating partners where required, conduct analysis and prepare reports in order to support programme reviews and informative decision-making.
  • Liaise with cooperating partners and internal counterparts to gather feedback and comments to support programme reviews and improve services.
  • Suggest improvements to field monitoring processes and procedures for efficient implementation of the assistance programmes.
  • Arrange for regular meetings with community leaders and cooperating partners on commodity pipeline, distribution arrangements, food entitlements and other relevant issues to support effective communication flow and efficient operations.
  • Allocate tasks to other staff, providing guidance and on-the-job training to support their development and high performance.
  • Provide standard trainings for cooperating partners on WFP operational practices, monitoring tools and methods in order to support them to independently self-monitor and to contribute to the visibility of WFP in the coverage areas.
  • Prepare field mission reports to document programme implementation.
  • Follow set emergency response processes and procedures for emergency food assistance.

Education:

Completion of secondary school education and supplemented with experience or additional education in education, social services, nutrition, agriculture or other related field.

 

Experience:

  • Preferable to have at least three years of progressively responsible support experience including at least one year in the field of statistics, refugee operations. Experience in following areas is an advantage.
  • Has experience analyzing programme output and outcome data.
  • General knowledge of WFP monitoring and evaluation systems and standards.

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Knowledge of humanitarian assistance and development practice. Ability to perform monitoring
  • activities within a specific coverage area and provide reports to support the effective delivery of
  • assistance packages.
  • Preferable to have general knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures
  • governing procurement administration. Training and/or experience utilising computers, including
  • word processing, spreadsheet and other standard WFP software packages and systems.

Language:

  • Fluency in both oral and written in English and Myanmar. The ability to communicate in local ethnic language will be an added advantage.